burocracia

[buɾoˈkɾasja]

/[buɾoˈkɾasja]/ noun

The verdict

“burocracia” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,276. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,276
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Influencia o autoridad excesiva de los servidores públicos en las operaciones del Estado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-burocracia · burocracia · Spanish

burocracia · rank #10,276 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,276
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH beneficia

Nearest frequency peer: beneficia (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “burocracia”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “burocracia” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

burocracia vs burócrata
70% similar
burocracia vs burocrática
73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for burocracia
PropertyValue
Headwordburocracia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[buɾoˈkɾasja]
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,276
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “burocracia”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).burocraciacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “beneficia” (#10,275), “cabida” (#10,277), “ball” (#10,274). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “burocracia” va en #10,276. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around burocracia (IPA [buɾoˈkɾasja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,276 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for burocracia, with forms such as "bburocracia", "bruocracia", and "buorcracia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "burócrata", "burocrática", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is burocracia, spelled B-U-R-O-C-R-A-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Influencia o autoridad excesiva de los servidores públicos en las operaciones del Estado.
  2. 2
    Conjunto de los trabajadores de la administración pública.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bburocracia
  • bruocracia
  • buorcracia
  • burcoracia
  • burocarcia
  • buroccracia
  • burocracai
  • burocraccia
  • burocraica
  • burocrasia
  • burocrcaia
  • burocrracia
  • burorcacia
  • burrocracia
  • ubrocracia
  • vurocracia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of burocracia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bburocracia1bruocracia2buorcracia2burcoracia2burocarcia2buroccracia1burocracai2burocraccia1
Edit distance from "burocracia"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "burocracia"?
"burocracia" is spelled B-U-R-O-C-R-A-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [buɾoˈkɾasja].
What does "burocracia" mean?
As a noun, "burocracia" means: Influencia o autoridad excesiva de los servidores públicos en las operaciones del Estado.
What words are commonly confused with "burocracia"?
"burocracia" is commonly confused with "burócrata", "burocrática". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "burocracia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "burocracia" is [buɾoˈkɾasja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "burocracia" come from?
"burocracia" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "burocracia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list